sarah eismann

Teaching Resumé

Sarah Eismann
saraheismann@yahoo.com
saraheismann.com
  • EDUCATION
    • MFA Acting Candidate
      • Columbia UniversityNew York, New York
        • School of the Arts
    • BFA Drama/Biology Double major
      • New York UniversityNew York, New York
        • Playwrights Horizons Theatre School in Tisch School of the Arts
    • American Red Cross Water Safety Instruction
      • June 1997Rutgers UniversityNew Brunswick, New Jersey
      • January 2007Palo Alto Red CrossPalo Alto, California
    • American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer
      • November 2007Jewish Community CenterSan Francisco, California
    • American Red Cross Lifeguarding/First Aid
      • October 2005CAR – Betty Wright Swim CenterPalo Alto, California

  • WORK EXPERIENCE
    • Acting Instructor/Director
      • Solano Youth TheatreSuisun, California
        • July 2007 - April 2009 - Taught acting (character development, improv, etc.) and Shakespeare performance skills (scansion, operative words, etc.), and directed MacBeth with ages 10-18 in a summer workshop in Vallejo, CA.
        • Academic Year – Lead director of three production sites. Taught acting (character development, ensemble work, objective work, improv, etc.), and professional production skills. Directed The Emperor's New Clothes, Beauty and the Beast, The Wizard of Oz, and A Christmas Carol with grades 1-6 in Vacaville, CA.
        • Summer – Taught acting (character development, ensemble work, objective work, improv, mask, etc.) and Shakespeare performance skills (scansion, operative words, visual language, etc.). Directed MacBeth, and Comedy of Errors with ages 10-18 in a summer workshop in Vallejo, CA.
      • TheatreWorksPalo Alto, California
        • June 2009 – July 2009 – Taught acting (character development, ensemble work, objective work, improv, etc.) in a multi-discipline collaborative Playing with Poetry camp for ages 5 -12, and directed student written plays.
      • Marin Shakespeare CompanySan Rafael, California
        • January 2008 – August 2009
        • Academic Year – Taught in-school and after-school drama classes (acting, voice, movement, improv, Shakespeare performance skills) with grades K-8. Directed A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Henry IV Part I. Worked with a Montessori middle school.
        • Summer – Taught summer intensive to ages 6-12: acting, voice, movement, improv, and Shakespeare performance skills. Directed The Tempest.
        • March 2009 – April 2009 – Taught 10th grade in-school residency program (scansion, character work, objective work, paraphrasing Shakespeare, improv, archetypes, stage combat, status, Shakespeare's world and women) to demystify Shakespeare and to help students have a deeper understanding of Taming of the Shrew. Directed scenes from Taming of the Shrew.
      • California Shakespeare TheaterBerkeley, California
        • November 2007 – May 2009 – Ran pre & post-show lessons for the professional productions in high school classrooms.
        • April 2009 – May 2009 – Taught 9th grade in-school residency program (scansion, character work, objective work, paraphrasing Shakespeare, improv) to demystify Shakespeare and to help students have a deeper understanding of Romeo & Juliet. Directed scenes from Romeo & Juliet.
        • January 2008 – May 2008 – Taught acting (character development, ensemble work, objective work, improv, etc.) in an after-school program for ages 7-12. Directed and choreographed excerpts from children's fairy tales.
        • October 2007 – December 2007 – Taught acting (character development, ensemble work, objective work, improv, etc.) in after-school programs for ages 7-12, and an Imagination Playground class for ages 4-6. Directed original class-written original works, and scenes from Shakespeare.
        • November 2007- December 2007 – Taught 9th grade in-school residency program (scansion, character work, objective work, paraphrasing Shakespeare, improv) to demystify Shakespeare and to help students have a deeper understanding of Romeo & Juliet. Directed scenes from Romeo & Juliet.
      • Leap...Imagination in Learning San Francisco, California
        • January 2009 – February 2009 – Taught Kindergarten, 1st grade, and grades 3-5 Special Day Class in-school drama classes incorporating writing, drama, and visual arts curriculum. Directed The 3 Piggy Opera and The Cat in the Hat.
        • March 2008 – May 2008 – Taught 4th and 5th grade Gifted and Talented students in after school drama classes: imagination, ensemble work, acting, voice, movement, improv, and script writing. Wrote and directed two scripts which integrated the 4th and 5th grade Social Studies curriculum.
      • CLAP ArtsSan Jose, California
        • August 2008 – Teach summer intensive to ages 8-12: acting, voice, movement, costuming, and design.
        • March 2008 – May 2008 – Taught kindergarten, and 1st through 3rd grade in after school drama classes: imagination, ensemble work, acting, voice, movement, improv, focus, listening, costuming and set construction. Directed It Could Always Be Worse and The Sneetches.
      • New Conservatory Theatre CenterSan Francisco, California
        • October 2007 – December 2007 – Taught a home school drama class ages 9-12 acting, voice, movement, improv, and Shakespeare performance skills. Directed scenes from Shakespeare.
      • Kids On CameraSan Francisco, California
        • January 2006 – January 2008 - Taught on camera performance skills: acting, voice, movement, and improv to ages 4-18. Directed on camera commercials, and scenes.
      • San Francisco Shakespeare FestivalSan Francisco, California
        • June 2007 – August 2007 - Taught acting (character development, improv, etc.), Discovering Shakespeare, Shakespeare performance skills (scansion, sonnets, operative words, etc.), and technical skills (set, costume, and prop design and construction) to ages 6-14 at Bay Area Shakespeare Camp, and directed ages 6-8 in Dead Ends (a series of Shakespeare death scenes), ages 8-11 in Comedy of Errors, and ages 9-10 in A Midsummer Night's Dream.
        • August 2006 - Taught technical skills: set, costume, and prop design and construction to ages 6-14 in the summer Shakespeare camp, and directed ages 9-11 in The Two Gentleman of Verona.
        • August 2005 - Taught performance skills: acting, voice, movement, and stage combat to ages 5-14 in the summer Shakespeare camp, and directed ages 5-8 in Shakespeare's Magic, a series of scenes of magic from Shakespeare.
      • Peninsula Youth TheatreMountain View, California
        • April 2007 – May 2007 - Taught performance skills: acting, voice, movement, and improvisation to 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders in an after school outreach program, and directed Witches, Britches, Rings and Things, and A Cosmic Bouquet: Sun, Moon and Stars.
        • June 2006 - July 2006 - Taught performance skills: acting, voice, movement, and improvisation to ages 5-8 in the Theatre in the Park summer camp, and directed On the Tip of My Tongue, and Hansel and Gretel.
      • Children's Musical Theatre San JoseSan Jose, California
        • June 2005 - July 2005 - Taught performance skills: acting, voice, movement, and improv to ages 4-14 in the summer COPA camp. Directed ages 8-10 in original class-written piece.
    • Performer
      • San Francisco Shakespeare FestivalSan Francisco, California
        • September 2006 - April 2007 - Performed as the Dromios and Luce in school tour of The Comedy of Errors.
        • October 2005 - March 2006 - Performed as Julia and Launce in school tour of Two Gentleman of Verona.
      • The National Theatre for ChildrenMinneapolis, Minnesota
        • October 2002-April 2003 - Performed educational school tours in southern Ohio, northern Minnesota, and the San Francisco Bay Area.
      • The Children's Theatre CompanyMinneapolis, Minnesota
        • July 2001-June 2002 - Performed mainstage and studio shows, participated in play development and workshops with the 2003 Tony award-winning company.
    • Company Member/Teacher
      • Woman's WillOakland, California
        • September 2008 - present – Performer and Assistant Education Director for the San Francisco Bay Area's All Female Shakespeare Company.
      • The California Theatre CenterSunnyvale, California
        • September 2003-April 2005 - Performed school and family series shows during the school year and adult theatre during the summer. Also worked in the scene shop building sets, and props, and in the office doing administrative work, and taught performance skills: acting, voice, movement, and Shakespeare to ages 6-18.
    • Performer/Props Mistress
      • The St. Croix Festival TheatreSt. Croix Falls, Wisconsin
        • July 2002-August 2002 - Performed as Sophie in Neil Simon's Star Spangled Girl, and provided props for the production.
    • Swim Instructor
      • Jewish Community Center of SFSan Francisco, California
        • October 2006 - present - Teach swimming through a Red Cross curriculum ages infant to adult.
      • Betty Wright Swim CenterPalo Alto, California
        • May 2005 - February 2006 - Taught beginner to advanced, infant to adult swimmers and work in Adaptive Aquatics.
      • Uptown YWCAMinneapolis, Minnesota
        • May 2001 - September 2003 - Taught beginner to advanced, infant to adult swimmers in a Red Cross certified program.
    • SAT Tutor
      • Kaplan Test Prep and AdmissionsSan Francisco, California
        • August 2004 - present - Private SAT tutor to high school age students through the test prep agency Kaplan.
    • Theatre Arts Workshop Instructor
      • South Orange/Maplewood Board of Education Adult SchoolMaplewood, New Jersey

        • June 2000 – August 2000 - Taught improvisation, creativity, and imagination through performance to grades one through six.
    • Acting Coach/Assistant Director
      • Columbia High SchoolMaplewood, New Jersey
        • January 2000 - March 2000 - Coached acting, and assisted directing How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying at the high school level.
    • Supervisor/Director of Aquatics
      • South Orange/Maplewood Board of Education Adult SchoolMaplewood, New Jersey

        • June 1998 – August 1998 - Organized and ran a Red Cross certifiable program for beginner to advanced swimmers and a Community Water Safety program; also had the responsibility to train and supervise four lifeguard/instructors.
        • June 1997 – August 1997 - Organized and ran a Red Cross certifiable program for beginner to advanced swimmers from infant to adult and a Community Water Safety program. Also, had the responsibility to train and supervise four lifeguard/instructors.
    • Lifeguard/ Swim Instructor
      • South Orange/Maplewood Board of Education Adult SchoolMaplewood, New Jersey

        • Summer '93, '95 - Taught beginner to advanced swimmers in the above swim program.
  • VOLUNTEER
    • Shakespeare Instructor
      • March 2000Columbia High SchoolMaplewood, New Jersey
        • Taught workshops in scansion, sense stress, and Shakespeare in performance at the high school level.
    • Improvisation Instructor
      • March 1999Columbia High SchoolMaplewood, New Jersey
        • Taught workshops in improvisation at the high school level.
  • SKILLS & TALENTS
    • WORKING WITH STUDENTS OF ALL AGES, TEACHING PERFORMANCE SKILLS: VOICE, MOVEMENT, ACTING, AND PERFORMING SHAKESPEARE: SCANSION, VERSE, SENSE STRESS, ETC., PERSONAL COMPUTER, WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEM, WORD PROCESSING, INTERNET, GO FIGURE SOFTWARE, CAN MOVE EYES IN TWO DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS
  • HOBBIES & INTERESTS
    • ACTING, SINGING, DANCING, SWING DANCING, THE BEATLES, PETER PAN, TRUMPET, PLAYWRITING, DIRECTING, SWIMMING, SKIING, SOCCER